The meeting ended.
Samui went home and sat in the chair in her living room.
In front of her were a letter and a carrier pigeon.
As long as she sent this letter, her informant would receive it in an hour.
Two hours later, a phone call could travel nearly a thousand kilometers to Kirigakure.
If Kirigakure was on guard and Linto returned early, none of this would happen.
But…
Once Samui did this, it would be no different than betraying the village.
On one side was a man she'd only known for a month and barely spoken to.
On the other side were her companions she'd been with day and night, the village that had raised her.
Asking herself honestly, Kumogakure had never treated Samui unfairly. As long as she wanted to become stronger and be part of this speeding war machine, resources would be poured into her without end.
"But Linto is dead… His theories, his experiments, will all end here…"
Samui saw another possibility in Linto's theories.
A possibility she had never imagined. Now, this possibility, with just a little bit of light, was about to be snuffed out –
"It's too much of a waste."
Thinking of this, a wave of impulse surged in Samui's heart.
No!
She couldn't allow this to happen!
She had to send this letter.
This wasn't just for Linto – Linto was indeed a charming man, but Samui wasn't the type of woman to be swayed by emotions and do foolish things – she was doing it for Kumogakure's future.
That's right, the Uchiha bloodline, Ripple power, Ice Style, including the Daimyo's funding, were all good.
But they were products of the old era.
And Linto's technology and ideas were the hope of the new era.
In Samui's judgment, she believed that as long as they continued on this path, they would definitely bring greater gains to the village.
Samui no longer hesitated and tied the secret letter to the pigeon's leg.
She went to the balcony and threw it up.
The pigeon flapped its wings and took off –
Whoosh!
A kunai flew out, pierced the pigeon, and fell to the ground with a thud.
Samui looked in the direction the kunai came from.
It was Raikage's bodyguard, Darui.
He was usually a lazy and easygoing man, but today his face was extremely gloomy and serious.
"Samui, do you know what you're doing? Do you want to become a rogue ninja, do you want to… die?"
Ai was not a reckless man. He had noticed Samui's unusual mood during the meeting, so he asked Darui to keep an eye on her.
"You and I have worked together for many years. I thought I understood your personality and thought Raikage-sama was overthinking it.
I didn't expect… Samui, what kind of magic does Linto have that made you choose to betray the village?"
Samui shook her head, gently jumped down from the building, and said seriously:
"I am not betraying the village. Everything I do is for the future of the village."
Darui sighed: "Alright. Are we going to fight? Or will you come with me."
Samui clenched her fists, but finally raised her hands, letting the other party tie her wrists.
She was locked up in Kumogakure prison.
Killer Bee, who rushed over after hearing the news, sat opposite her and threw a can of beer at her.
He did not scold his disciple for doing such a stupid thing.
Killer Bee, who usually liked to ramble, rarely didn't say anything, just quietly listened to Samui explain the whole story.
"Teacher, can you persuade Raikage-sama to abandon this operation?"
"Impossible." Killer Bee said: "Didn't you realize that there is a problem with your theory?"
"What?"
"Linto's ideology helps not only Kumogakure, but all ninja villages that practice this set of theories. If everyone becomes stronger, then what's the difference between that and not becoming stronger?"
"I don't understand, Teacher, why do successive Raikage demand that the village must constantly become stronger, and for that… at all costs? We…"
Samui asked the question that had been weighing on her mind for many years.
"Who exactly are we in an arms race with?"
Killer Bee was silent.
He stood up, left the last can of beer for his disciple, and walked out with big steps. Before leaving, Killer Bee said:
"I will beg Big Brother to spare your life, but… it will have to wait until after this operation."
Samui sat in the prison cell, watching the sunrise, noon, dusk, and then late at night through the small window.
Until one moment, she heard violent thunder.
The Heavenly Transfer Technique had been activated.
Click.
Samui opened the beer Killer Bee had left behind and gently poured it on the ground, mourning the innocent who would die in advance.
…
Kirigakure.
One o'clock in the morning.
Accompanied by a flash of lightning, Yugito and ten Kumogakure ninjas, as well as two Ryuuchi Cave Snake Princesses, appeared in the heart of Kirigakure.
As soon as they appeared, the two Snake Princesses raised their hands together, and hazy phantoms were released outward from them, wrapping everyone inside. Immediately, all Chakra fluctuations and auras disappeared.
Except for the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito, the other Kumogakure ninjas had varying degrees of injuries.
Ichikishimahime, who had a loli face, gently waved her palm, and Senjutsu Chakra was activated, quickly healing the ninjas' injuries.
Without a moment's rest, they rushed towards where Sasuke, Mayuri, and others lived.
"It's there."
Yugito said to Tagitsuhime: "Open the barrier."
Tagitsuhime smiled and opened her arms, and rays of light waved out from her long sleeves, mixing into the mist. Soon, an invisible and intangible sealing barrier appeared.
"All Chakra fluctuations inside the barrier will be hidden, except for the Tailed Beast Bomb, of course."
Yugito nodded.
Linto wasn't there, and Terumi Mei was in the Mizukage building. What remained were just a bunch of small fries.
She didn't think she needed to use Tailed Beast Transformation, let alone use the Tailed Beast Bomb, such a powerful attack.
"Complete the capture and evacuate within fifteen minutes."
Yugito confirmed to the team one last time:
"If you are exposed, or if special circumstances arise and you are captured, you know what to say."
Everyone nodded slightly.
The so-called just cause, the plan of action was almost impeccable, but even if Sasuke was captured, a sudden attack on other ninja villages would still require an explanation afterward.
Kumogakure's explanation was:
Ripple power is actually Kumogakure's secret technique.
The golden lightning that flashed on Linto's body when he activated Ripple was solid proof!
In order to recover the village's secret technique, after unsuccessful civilized negotiations, they had to adopt tough means to protect Kumogakure's interests.
Kumogakure was too skilled at making up similar excuses.
Seeing that the team was ready, Yugito took out a kunai.
"Action!"
She took a step forward.
Click.
The sound of a blade being drawn was especially clear in the dead of night.
Yugito looked over in the direction of the sound.
Miyamoto was sitting on the ground, leaning against a cherry tree.
Cherry blossoms were falling in pieces, especially romantic. He held a long sword in his hand, and another short sword was placed on his lap.
Miyamoto stared at Yugito.
"A guest?"
Miyamoto's gaze fell on the kunai in Yugito's hand.
"Looks like an enemy."
A gust of wind blew past, and a large number of cherry blossoms fell, instantly blocking Yugito's vision.
Her hair stood on end, and she instinctively swung the kunai.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, the kunai was cut in half, and Miyamoto's blade pierced out from the cherry blossoms, rapidly magnifying in Yugito's pupils.
This was a top-level samurai.
In pure close combat, without using Ninjustu, a ninja of the same level could not possibly be the samurai's opponent.
But Yugito was no ordinary ninja.
"Haa—"
A roar similar to an angry wildcat came.
Blue cat demon patterns appeared on Yugito's body, and her hair, like a cat's fur standing on end, rose and danced. Her pupils were completely white, and her two fangs became extremely sharp.
At the first moment of the exchange, Yugito entered a half-tailed beast transformation state.
She swung a cat's paw, forcing Miyamoto back.
Miyamoto lightly jumped back and landed in the crowd.
Sasuke, Momo-chan, Naruto, Mayuri, Haku, Kohaku…
More than thirty people from Hope Village had all come out.
Yugito's face was very ugly.
"Change of plans."
"The sneak attack is changed to… an all-out attack!"
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